After it's
existence was hinted at through the exhibitor's list for this year's E3,
THQ and Relic have officially announced that an expansion pack is in the
works for the RTS, Dawn of War, titled Dark Crusade. The expansion
will see the introduction of two new races: the Tau Empire, and the
Necrons, as well as a new single-player campaign to conquer the
"meta-map".
"With Dark
Crusade we have taken a very different and exciting route with the
single player game, allowing the player to conquer the globe as any of
the seven unique playable races,"
said Ron Moravek,
vice president THQ, general manager Relic Entertainment. "The Dawn
of War franchise has become synonymous with innovation and attention to
detail and we have drawn on the extensive knowledge base that Games
Workshop's exhaustive universe provides us with to bring classic Tau and
Necron combatants to the battlefield on Kronos."
The expansion is
currently slated for a fall 2006 release.